A North Carolina mom is angry after she says a student took a picture of her son, who has autism, and another special needs student in the bathroom.

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Melanie Howard says the picture showed her son, Ben's, backside.

"An individual took it upon himself to prey on the innocent, the sweet, the innocent lives who have no voice and put it on social media," she said.

Ben is not aware of what happened, but his family is outraged.

"I just started getting really frustrated, I couldn't. It was extremely difficult to control how mad I was," his brother Josh said.

Wake County Public Schools says the incident is a "severe violation" of their student code of conduct, warranting a suspension. They said they would work with law enforcement to pursue charges.

Ben's mother is disappointed in students who saw the photo online, and did nothing to interfere.

"Thought it was funny and tons of other people thought it was funny because it took them three days for someone to say something," she said. "Step up and have a voice. He doesn't have a voice. Help him that's your peer. Despite that he has a disability, that's your peer. He's in school with you."